Iowa Republican Straw Poll

1999-08-14T17:02:50-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/cbf/151527-m.jpgAt a fundraising event for the Iowa Republican Party, candidates spoke to Republican activists about their ideas and goals, and asked for support of their candidacy for the presidential nomination. Each candidate was introduced with a theme song. Dan Quayle used Neil Diamond’s “Coming to America,” Steve Forbes used John P. Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and Pat Buchanan used Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” Candidates who exceeded the time limit had their microphones shut off.

At a fundraising event for the Iowa Republican Party, candidates spoke to Republican activists about their ideas and goals, and asked for support of their candidacy for the presidential…
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